CHAD: LEAHY VETTING FOR IMET CANDIDATES

UNCLAS STATE 038476 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC MASS MARR PINR PHUM CD SUBJECT: CHAD: LEAHY VETTING FOR IMET CANDIDATES REF: NDJAMENA 181 ¶1. Reftel identified the following candidates, all Chadian nationals, who have been nominated for International Military Education and Training (IMET) programs in May and June 2007. Per reftel, Embassy N'djamena has reviewed mission records and found no credible information of gross human rights violations by anyone on this list. ¶2. Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the following individuals, who are members of the Chadian Second Anti-Terrorist (PSI) Battalion: Battalion Commander: Hardja Irdiss Moustapha Battalion Commander: Sougour Idimane Doki Battalion Executive Officer: Captain Abdallah Issa Djerou Battalion Executive Officer: Oumar Kelley Chahai Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no information of gross violations of human rights by the personnel identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. ¶3. If, in the future, post becomes aware of possible human rights violations by the individuals listed above, Post should inform the Department and not proceed with training. RICE